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David Taylor, nicknamed the Magic Man, is an American freestyle wrestler who currently resides and trains in State College, Pennsylvania. Taylor was crowned the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion at 86 kg after defeating Iran's Yazdani in the finals. Other career accolades include 2018 World Champion in Budapest, 2021 World Silver medalist in Oslo, three-time Pan-American Champion, Ivan Yarygin Champion, two-time NCAA champion at Penn State, two-time Dan Hodge award winner, and four-time Ohio State Champion. At Penn State, Taylor won four Big 10 titles from 2011-14, with his first at 157 and the other three at 165. He reached the finals of NCAA's four times as well, but only won in his sophomore and senior seasons.
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03 | W | DEC 6-4 SV | N. Tomlin | Golden Grapplers Wrestling Club | 2024 CAUSA Cadet-JR B/G Folkstyle State | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 79 | |
| 03/03 | W | DEC 12-9 | P. Perkins | California | 2024 CAUSA Cadet-JR B/G Folkstyle State | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 79 | |
| 03/03 | L | DEC 5-2 | R. Garcia | California | 2024 CAUSA Cadet-JR B/G Folkstyle State | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 79 | |
| 03/03 | W | DEC 1-0 | D. Robles | California | 2024 CAUSA Cadet-JR B/G Folkstyle State | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 79 | |
| 11/11 | L | F 7-7 2:27 | S. Sanchez | Simpson-Unattached | ERAU Mile High Open | R5 | 174 | |
| 11/11 | L | TF 15-0 2:33 | C. Jordan | Doane | ERAU Mile High Open | R4 | 174 | |
| 10/29 | L | F 16-5 4:44 | O. Alfaro | Whittier | 2023 Halloween Open | Quarters, WB, RR | 174 | |
| 10/29 | L | MD 16-3 | P. Pourmoula | Unattached | 2023 Halloween Open | Round 3 | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | W | MD 22-11 | M. Rabiee | Big Dog Ranch | IEWA @ Centennial/Corona HS | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 182-195 | |
| 04/22 | W | F 11-2 1:12 | W. Valle | Orange Vista High School Wrest | IEWA @ Centennial/Corona HS | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 182-195 | |
| 04/22 | L | TF 19-3 3:38 | D. Natceli | Chaparral | IEWA @ Centennial/Corona HS | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 182-195 | |
| 04/22 | W | DEC 7-2 | A. Valdez | Big Dog Ranch | IEWA @ Centennial/Corona HS | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 182-195 | |
| 03/05 | L | F 2-0 1:34 | B. Shaw | Swamp Monsters Wrestling Club | 2023 CAUSA Cadet-JR B/G Folkstyle State | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 182 | |
| 03/05 | L | F 2-0 1:03 | S. Acuna | Legacy Wrestling Center | 2023 CAUSA Cadet-JR B/G Folkstyle State | Round 1 (32 Man) | 182 | |
| 02/17 | L | F 7-0 1:44 | J. O`Brien | Alemany | CIF SS Boys Ford Masters Wrestling Meet | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 182 | |
| 02/17 | L | TF 20-5 5:21 | A. McCown | Servite | CIF SS Boys Ford Masters Wrestling Meet | Round 1 (16 Man) | 182 | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 7-5 SV | J. Flores | Western | CIF SS Boys Individuals Northern Div | Medals | 182 | |
| 02/11 | L | DEC 7-3 | M. Whitney | Los Osos | CIF SS Boys Individuals Northern Div | Cons Semis | 182 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 5-5 4:55 | A. Frosgren | Esperanza | CIF SS Boys Individuals Northern Div | Semis & Round of 8 | 182 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 4-6 2:33 | K. Sabha | Cypress | CIF SS Boys Individuals Northern Div | Round of 12 | 182 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 10-0 4:29 | A. Lizama | Paramount | CIF SS Boys Individuals Northern Div | Quarters & Round of 16 | 182 | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 2-1 | M. Lozano | Sonora | CIF SS Boys Individuals Northern Div | Conso Round WB | 182 | |
| 02/10 | L | DEC 3-2 | E. Casteneda | Fullerton | CIF SS Boys Individuals Northern Div | Round 2 | 182 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 8-3 | A. Baltzar | CSDR | CIF SS Boys Individuals Northern Div | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 18-7 1:37 | M. Garcia | Pioneer | Troy Classic | Medals | 182 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 1-0 | R. Oropeza | Yorba Linda | Troy Classic | Round 4 | 182 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 13-3 4:26 | B. Siqueiros | Xavier Prep | Troy Classic | Round 2 | 182 |